Psychometric properties of the revised Developmental Behaviour Checklist scales in Dutch children with intellectual disability

The present study assessed the reliability and validity of the revised scales of the Developmental Behaviour Checklist (DBC) in a Dutch sample of children with intellectual disability (ID). The psychometric properties of the parent and teacher versions of the DBC were assessed in various subsamples...

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Published in:Journal of intellectual disability research 2002-01, Vol.46 (1), p.61-75
Main Authors: Dekker, M. C, Nunn, R, Koot, H. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Analysis of Variance
Assessment
Behavior Problems
Behavior Rating Scales
Biological and medical sciences
Check Lists
Child
Child Behavior
Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Construct Validity
Correlation
Developmental Behaviour Checklist
Developmental Behaviour Checklist Revised
Developmental Delays
Developmental Disabilities - diagnosis
Disability Evaluation
Emotional Problems
Emotional-Behavioural problems
Female
Humans
Intellectual Disability
Intellectual Disability - epidemiology
Intellectual Disability - psychology
Learning disabled children
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Health
Netherlands
Netherlands - epidemiology
Nonverbal Communication
Parents
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometric properties
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Techniques and methods
Validity
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Summary:The present study assessed the reliability and validity of the revised scales of the Developmental Behaviour Checklist (DBC) in a Dutch sample of children with intellectual disability (ID). The psychometric properties of the parent and teacher versions of the DBC were assessed in various subsamples derived from a sample of 1057 Dutch children (age range = 6–18 years) with ID or borderline intellectual functioning. Good test–retest reliability was shown both for the parent and teacher versions. Moderate inter‐parent agreement and high one‐year stability was found for the scale scores. Construct validity was satisfactory, although limited by high informant variance. The DBC scales showed good criterion‐related validity, as indicated by significant mean differences between referred and non‐referred children, and between children with and without a corresponding DSM‐IV diagnosis. The reliability and validity of the revised DBC scales are satisfactory, and the checklist is recommended for clinical and research purposes.
ISSN:0964-2633
1365-2788
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2788.2002.00353.x